Lawyer Referral Services: The Florida Bar News recently reported its investigators were looking into the conduct of some Florida lawyer referral services. These are the 1-800-Someone you call and are then, referred to a lawyer service. It turns out there are now 71 private attorney referral services in Florida. The findings are [...]
Read More →Big Rig Accidents and Car Crashes – 97% of Those Killed are Car Occupants. Did you know . . . ?
Traffic fatalities were down in 2010, but fatalities caused by truck crashes increased by nearly 9% to 3,675. Large trucks comprise only 3% of all registered vehicles on the road, [...]
Read More →The decision for a senior to quit driving affects many families but there comes a time when the safety on the road of an older person you love becomes a concern. You may find yourself constantly worrying about your loved one. This is especially true if your older family member has been in an accident. [...]
Read More →MetLife Insurance recently sponsored a poll to determine opinions on the subject of who make the best drivers: men or women. Women displayed confidence in their ability to drive more safely than men in the poll. Fifty-one percent of the women surveyed said females are safer drivers. Only 39 percent of the [...]
Read More →A 19-year-old sophomore at Florida College in Temple Terrace was killed in a car crash at a Zephyrhills intersection when the driver of the car in which she was a passenger ran a red light. The car, a 2006 Toyota Echo, was struck by a tow truck at the intersection of Chancey Road and [...]
Read More →The attorneys at the law offices of Jim Dodson are committed to reducing the number of traffic-related injuries and deaths. An area of great concern is distracted driving, a subject we want to continue to raise awareness of through postings on our blog. Below are some numbers, compiled by the Fort Collins Coloradoan, that [...]
Read More →Federal investigators say a 19-year-old pickup truck driver involved in a deadly highway pileup in Missouri last year sent or received 11 texts in the 11 minutes just before he crashed into the rear of a school bus causing a pileup, according to an Associated Press report. The driver and a 15-year-old [...]
Read More →A Riverview man was apprehended late Sunday night after causing a deadly hit-and-run accident involving three other cars. He fled the scene and drove to the Hard Rock Casino, where he was arrested, according to CBS Tampa.
Police report that the 28-year-old driver, reportedly drunk, continued driving [...]
Read More →November 23, 2011 – Land O’Lakes, Fla. – A woman was seriously injured when her vehicle crashed into a tree on Tuesday, November 22.
The St. Petersburg Times reports that the accident happened at about 1:35 a.m. on Camp Indianhead Road. Officials said that a 1993 Chevrolet Camaro was travelling southbound on the roadway when [...]
Read More →November 23, 2011 – Clearwater, Fla. – A man was charged with DUI involving property damage on Saturday, November 19, after his car hit the Jolley Trolley and another vehicle.
WTSP reports that the accident happened on the Memorial Causeway. According to Police, a vehicle had pulled out of the beach and began travelling eastbound [...]
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